Some people believe that - pardon my language - in order to be good Catholics, we should be like rabbits. No.

A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn't a Christian

Following Jesus means taking up one's own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of success or earthly glory, but which leads to true freedom, the freedom from selfishness and sin.

I don't live in the papal residence. I live in a simple apartment behind the Vatican gas station.

I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world, and I also invite each person, including our fellow Christians, followers of other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in whatever way they can, in this initiative.

Dear young people, do not give up your dreams of a more just world!

Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor.